Ray Thornton III: S · UAB · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ray Thornton III
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Dabo Swinney, Jeff Scott and Trent Dilfer. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Tulane — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UAB | 24 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | UAB | 20 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2022 | South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Clemson | 15 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 68 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 27-37@ Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-41vs Navy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-71vs Tulane | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 25-35@ South Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-14vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-29@ Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL24 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trent Dilfer
Pass share
53.3%
445 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Clemson, South Florida and UAB, 68 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Dabo Swinney, Jeff Scott, Daniel Da Prato and Trent Dilfer.
